Poverty Quiz Review

From your EdPuzzle: How many people in the world, like Chino, live on 1 dollar a day or less?

• Over 1.1 million people

• Over 1.1 billion people

• Over 1.1 trillion people

• Over 1.1 hundred people

From your EdPuzzle: Zach and Chris started their journey in ___.

• Mexico City, Mexico

• Guatemala City, Guatemala

• Jamaica

• Dominic Republic

From your EdPuzzle: The boys went to the market to purchase essentials. What was their most expensive item?

• Soap

• Firewood

• Beans

• Rice

From your EdPuzzle: How many people live in Pena Blanca?

• 1,020

• 700

• 300

• about a million

What fraction of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) live in poverty?

• a third of the DRC

• half of the DRC

• a fourth of the DRC

• five eigths of the DRC

What type of jobs are disappearing in many countries?

• Corporate Jobs

• Teaching Jobs

• Traditional Jobs like Farming

• Engineering Jobs

In the United States, which is true about large groups of full-time, year-round employees?

• they are above the poverty line.

• they are considered upper-class

• they are still below federal poverty guidelines

• they are considered middle-class

Federal minimum wage hasn't changed since________?

• 2023

• 2011

• 2019

• 2009

(Fill in the blank) The dollar had an average inflation rate of ______ per year between 2009 and today.

• $1.42

• 2.52%

• 70.423%

• 41.76%

If minimum wage had also increased 1.42 times, what would that amount be today?

• $ 11.25

• $20

• $24.50

• $10.30